Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/missu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *missijaną (“to miss, fail”).

Noun

*missu f

1. lack, absence
2. failure, mistake

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*missu
Genitive	*missā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*missu	*missō
Accusative	*missā	*missā
Genitive	*missā	*missō
Dative	*missē	*missōm, *missum
Instrumental	*missu	*missōm, *missum

Related terms

• *miss
• *missijan

Descendants

• Old English: *miss
  • Middle English: misse (“sin, guilt, wickedness”)
    • English: miss
    • Scots: mis
• Old Saxon: *missa
  • Middle Low German: misse
• Old Dutch: *missa
  • Middle Dutch: misse, messe, mis, mes
    • Dutch: mis
    • West Flemish: misse, mis
• Old High German: *missa
  • Middle High German: misse, mis